TMI (too much info)? Read this summary instead

There's been a lot of
time and energy devoted to tightening up the definition of "ergogenic
aid", meaning things used as training techniques to enhance performance
(physical, mechanical, nutritional, pharmacological, or psychological
aids, as the case may be).

Give them what they need, and they'll give you what you need: energy on the trail and less soreness the day after your hike.

Why read the entire hiking nutrition news article?

One last plug for reading this entire article (use link above):

If you're curious about the safety and efficacy of muscle building/sports enhancing supplements,
the authors (remember, there's a lot of them!) analyzed the scientific
literature and classify each of them into useful categories:

apparently effective and generally safe,

possibly effective,

too early to tell, and

apparently not effective and/or dangerous.

Alas, here's where things get a little sticky: some of the authors
take money from industry, meaning that there's potentially a conflict of
interest in some of this information.

Nevertheless, it makes for some interesting reading in your non-trail time if you're going to be tackling some tough trail in the future.

More hiking nutrition news for you

For your reading pleasure, here are a few more tidbits on various types of hiking nutrition news:

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